Swim Club Handbook - Ascot State School - Education Queensland
Swim Club Handbook - Ascot State School - Education Queensland
Swim Club Handbook - Ascot State School - Education Queensland
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What the <strong>Swim</strong>mers need to do<br />
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This season we are going to have three groups<br />
‣ Juniors aged 4,5 or 6 as at 1 January 2013<br />
‣ Intermediates aged 7,8 or 9 as at 1 January, 2013<br />
‣ Seniors aged 10, 11 or 12 as at 1 January 2013<br />
<strong>Swim</strong>mers arrive on the night – please be on time – and can warm up in the pool<br />
from 5:45pm – 6pm. (Parents, you must supervise your children during the warmup<br />
period)<br />
The timetable of races and strokes to be swum each night will be displayed in<br />
Digest as well as on a the Calendar of Events on the swim club webpages<br />
<strong>Swim</strong>mers go to marshaled area when called – marshaling will be carried out in<br />
groups.<br />
<strong>Swim</strong>mers are to marshall by category (Junior, Intermediate, Senior) on the last<br />
set of raked seats on the school side at the deep end of the pool<br />
<strong>Swim</strong>mers should not leave the gated pool area at anytime during the meet<br />
<strong>Swim</strong>mers need to wear the <strong>Swim</strong> <strong>Club</strong> swim cap provided<br />
Boys and girls will compete in the same races<br />
<strong>Swim</strong> times will be recorded and times will be displayed on the <strong>Club</strong> webpages the<br />
following week and you‟ll be emailed a link<br />
Your child is welcome to ask the timer what their time was<br />
There is a sheet at the back of this booklet for keeping a record of your children‟s<br />
times<br />
Children suffering from contagious illnesses (eg. Chicken pox or diarrhea) or who<br />
have open wounds are not permitted to swim.<br />
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<strong>Swim</strong> <strong>Club</strong> Technical Advisor<br />
<strong>Ascot</strong> <strong>Swim</strong> <strong>Club</strong> is pleased to announce that International Sportsperson and four-time<br />
British Olympian <strong>Swim</strong>mer, Suki Brownsdon will again be <strong>Ascot</strong> <strong>Swim</strong> <strong>Club</strong>‟s Technical<br />
Adviser for the 2012/2013 year.<br />
The main objective of the <strong>Swim</strong> <strong>Club</strong> Technical Adviser is to ensure the children are<br />
swimming competitively in accordance with <strong>Swim</strong>ming Rules so that they have a base for<br />
the future if wanting to continue with competitive swimming and so there are not<br />
unnecessary disqualifications at the <strong>Ascot</strong> Cup and Championships.<br />
Primarily, the role of the <strong>Swim</strong> <strong>Club</strong> Technical Adviser within the <strong>Swim</strong> <strong>Club</strong> environment<br />
will be:<br />
• Supervision of the technical aspects of swimming and racing<br />
• Attendance at some Friday night swim meets, <strong>Ascot</strong> Cup and Championships<br />
• Contribution to the <strong>Swim</strong> <strong>Club</strong> Program<br />
• Assistance in choosing the <strong>Swim</strong>mer of the Week<br />
• Assistance in choosing the <strong>Ascot</strong> Cup team and <strong>Ascot</strong> Championship team<br />
• Contribution to the committee which may have limited experience and few<br />
contacts in the sport<br />
• Promotion of participation in the club<br />
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